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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Winners of 2011 Tony Awards

The Book of Mormon, the Broadway debut of South Park‘s Trey ParkerandMatt Stone, received more limelight when it swept nine awards during the 2011 Tony Awards last Sunday.

Other top winners were “War Horse” with 5 awards, “Anything Goes” with 3 awards and “The Normal Heart” with 3 awards.

A complete list of the winners of 2011 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards includes:

Best Play: "War Horse"; Best Musical: "The Book of Mormon";

Best Book of a Musical: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone, "The Book of Mormon";

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone, "The Book of Mormon";

Best Revival of a Play: "The Normal Heart";

Best Revival of a Musical: "Anything Goes";

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Mark Rylance, "Jerusalem";

Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role in a Play: Frances McDormand, "Good People";

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Norbert Leo Butz "Catch Me If You Can";

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Sutton Foster, "Anything Goes";

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: John Benjamin Hickey, "The Normal Heart";

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Ellen Barkin, "The Normal Heart";

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: John Larroquette, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying";

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Nikki M. James, "The Book of Mormon";

Best Direction of a Play: Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, "War Horse"; Best Direction of a Musical: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, "The Book of Mormon";

Best Choreography: Kathleen Marshall, "Anything Goes"; Best Orchestrations: Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, "The Book of Mormon";

Best Scenic Design of a Play: Rae Smith, "War Horse";

Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Scott Pask, "The Book of Mormon";

Best Costume Design of a Play: Desmond Heeley, "The Importance of Being Earnest";

Best Costume Design of a Musical: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner, "Priscilla Queen of the Desert";

Best Lighting Design of a Play: Paule Constable, "War Horse";

Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Brian MacDevitt, "The Book of Mormon";

Best Sound Design of a Play: Christopher Shutt, "War Horse", and;

Best Sound Design of a Musical: Brian Ronan, "The Book of Mormon."

For the special awards category, Athol Fugard and Philip J. Smith were awarded the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. The Regional Theatre Tony Award was given to Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago). Eve Ensler received the Isabelle Stevenson Award while Handspring Puppet Company got the Special Tony Award. The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre was given to William Berloni, The Drama Book Shop, Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts.

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